DIFFERNET

Neurosphere, the book, explores the
possibility that the regular communication between humans via the mass media
and electronic communications brings about the first stage of a genuinely new
form of consciousness, the creation, in Teilhard de Chardin's term, of a
noosphere, or in my variation, neurosphere.

By visting this site based on the book, using it, and holding some of the
information in your head, or in some metaphorical back burner of your brain
pan, while you explore other pages, you are manifesting the beginnings of Homo
Electric.

Pioneer of Inner Space: The Life of Fitz
Hugh Ludlow, Hasheesh Eater

A biography of author/adventurer Fitz Hugh Ludlow (1836-1870) is now
available from Autonomedia Press.
This site collects photos,
excerpts and other items of interest.

Psychedelic drugs took America by storm in the 1960's. The effects of these
drugs on the mind became entwined with the social upheavals of that time, and
laws were passed against it to take their place among laws against narcotics.
Psychedelics have been used for centuries by healers and shamans from cultures
all over the world. These substances are widely considered to have great spiritual
value, and form the core of religious beliefs in many cultures. In America, the
strong Puritan streak that still runs through this country has led to both an
uninformed view that psychedelics are just another drug of abuse, as well as
the subtler notion that no "genuine" spiritual experience can be
brought on by taking a drug. Yet the evidence is strong and persistent that the
so-called psychedelic drugs do indeed bring profound spiritual benefits to
their users. Some of these users have even coined the term
"entheogens", meaning "God within", to emphasize that
aspect of their actions.

The purpose of The Web of Possibilities is to keep in the public eye,
through the freedom of the World Wide Web and the Internet, the real truth
about entheogens, and their potential for assisting human spiritual growth. The
Web of Possibilities contains historical information and other resources,
including an annotated reading list.